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Samantha on Instagram: “* G R A N D D U T C H E S S * 👑 That is the name of this Second Empire style Victorian house (really digging the Mansard roof). Built in…”
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Victorian Architecture. This house was much smaller until 1878 and bought by John & Mary Gill Later head of the James Smart MFG Co He Renovated it adding Mansard Roof and extra Wings Transferring into a Second Empire Style. Gill's grandson former mayer John Gill Broome and his wife Valerie became owners in 1957 and the house remains in the family 4
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Victorian house, Second Empire (1855-1885). Roof shapes, dormers and window surrounds, cornices, and elaborations.
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The defining feature of a Second Empire style building is the Mansard roof, first used for an addition to the palace at the Louvre in Paris c. 1550.
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This lovely house in Saline was built in 1873 in the Second Empire style. It is one of my favorite houses in the area where I live. The location is on the side street that is right behind the larger Davenport House. (This one was built by Davenport's son). View my collections on flickr here: Collections Press "L" for a larger image on black.
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Save This Old House ~c.1860 NY Second Empire Fixer Upper on 2.5 Acres $38K - Old Houses Under $50K #secondempire #cheapoldhouses #oldhousesunder50k
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Located on the Upper West Side of one of New York’s five boroughs, Manhattan’s First Passive House is a grand display of what a townhouse can truly be – regal, modern and tantalizingly textured. The front facade appears like many New York spaces; toned to match the city’s allure, while the back of the house …
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The mansion was built as a summer "cottage" between 1888 and 1892 for Alva and William Kissam Vanderbilt. It was a social landmark that helped spark the transformation of Newport from a relatively relaxed summer colony of wooden houses to the now-legendary resort of opulent stone palaces. The fifty-room mansion required a staff of 36 servants, including butlers, maids, coachmen, and footmen. The mansion cost $11 million (equivalent to $313 million in 2019); $660 million in Gold-dollar…
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NRHP #79000835 This Second Empire residence was constructed in 1873 by George Clayson, a nurseyman for the village of Palatine, IL. It has been owned by the Park District since 1976 and serves as a home for the Palatine Historical Society. It was restored over ten years to its 1890 appearance for a cost of $200,000.
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William H. Davenport House, also known as the Curtiss House, is a Second Empire style house with a tower and a mansard roof. It was built in 1875 in Saline, Michigan. The house and it’s grounds take up a full block of land right on Michigan Avenue in downtown Saline. It was registered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Register #75000964
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